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ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Career & Technical Education Plan

The leadership of the Departments of Education & Early Development (DEED) and Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) recognized that addressing both the educational needs of students and the workforce needs of the state requires a cooperative planning effort. The  is the result of this effort and builds on the ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Gasline Inducement Act Training Strategic Plan endorsed by the ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Workforce Investment Board in 2008 and the  adopted by the State Board of DEED in 2009.

Work on writing the CTE plan began in January 2010 and involved a broad cross-section of ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ makers, educators, employers, state agencies, training institutions and parent representatives. DEED, DOLWD and the University of ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ (UA) staff refined the details of the planned strategies and timeline.

The CTE plan addresses the individual need for career preparedness as well as the broader social need for a training and education system that is efficient, effective and coordinated with regional and state current and future work needs. Click  to learn more.

In 2018 the ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Workforce Investment Board's CTE Plan Working Group developed a CTE Plan Addendum to re-energize the conversation around CTE and provide an advocacy tool to help ensure that CTE opportunities are available and communicated to ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ns. Learn more and download the addendum .

 

University of ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ CTE Programs

Whether you are just starting out, or looking for new career opportunities, the University of ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ is the most comprehensive provider of career and technical education training in ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥. With more than 200 programs in workforce development, students have opportunities to earn non-credit industry recognized certifications, endorsements, certificates and degrees in two years or less. This provides students a fast track to employment and the opportunity to earn credits toward future degrees. Many of these programs are in the high-demand and high-growth areas needed for ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ economic growth and offered through the University of ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥'s 13 community campuses.